Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation is selecting an airline to fly federally subsidized flights to Lānaʻi for the next several years. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on those competing for the route.

The City and County of Honolulu also wants lawmakers to allocate another half-million dollars during the next fiscal year to fund bikeshare operations.

Dre Kalili, Deputy Director of Harbors for the Department of Transportation, discusses the cruise industry and the state of Hawaiʻi’s harbors.

Shannon McKee, president of travel consulting firm Access Cruise, Inc., tracks trends in Hawaiʻi cruise industry after a strong year of cruise activity.

Dre Kalili, Deputy Director of Harbors for the Department of Transportation, discusses the cruise industry; cruise passengers talk about the Green Fee's tax on cruise passengers.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen shares road repair progress after a rockslide sent two boulders onto Kamehameha Highway.

Gov. Josh Green explains Trump's federal disaster declaration for Hawaiʻi; a foundation seeks new students to continue preserving historic Hawaiian architecture

Boulders crashed down on Kamehameha Highway near Waimea Bay on Oʻahu. Traffic is down to one lane while the Transportation Department works to stabilize the ground above the highway.

The measure would allow the implementation of cameras at “high risk” intersections to track expired registrations and safety checks, along with red light violations and speeding.

A landslide hit Oʻahu's Kamehameha Highway at the popular Waimea Bay over the weekend — the second landslide to hit that area, as repair crews were already on site trying to restabilize an earlier landslide caused by the first Kona low storm.